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ARENsD0RF'S TRIAL.
Another Eye Witness to the
Sh .oting of HaddOck.

AnHN.s - 1891
Sh .oting of HaddOck.
Batch Of Testimony all on the Side
of the Defence.
The following testimony in the Had
dock murder trial is from the Sioux City
journal of the 3d.
.Oall your fret Witness" was the
phrase with which Judge Lewis greeted
the defense, as soon as the baiiiH had
performed his monotonous function
of proolaiming court open, and the
defense promptly pronounced the
ma me OF
WILLIAM SCoTT.
I live in Sioux City and have lived
here for three years. / know John
Arensdorf. I was in Sioux Oity in
August last and was o waiter in the
Shepherd. / was there she third day
OF August last. Arensdorf came in that
lunch room. A left ut 1905 and Areps-
dorf was there when I left. Another
man had come in with A%rensdcrf. I
didn't know who he was. They were
there about half an hour before l left, /
think. / don't think the man who was
with Arensdorf was there when I went
away. / know it was. 10 O'Clock because
I go to work at 10 in the morning and
quit at 10 at night. / went off duty
that night at exactly 10 O'clock and
slayed; there about five minutes after /
quit work. Arensdorf was eating while
tlisre. When ] went off / turned the
ticket for Arensdorf's meal order over
to the waiter who took my place,
a. W. SMITH.
T have lived in sioux City about two
years. I have lived oyer q year in the
Columbia house. / am q harnessmaker.
/ worked for II. Humbert up to last
January. I worked for him In August
last. His shop is on Pearl street. / was
lodging at the Columbia house on
August 2. MT room is No. IL, facing
Water street, the southeast corner mp
stairs. / went out OF the house after
supper. I went up stairs and returned,
getting back about $40. I wasn't feel
ing very we'll and / looked at the clock
and sac down in the bar room and re-
manned there till 1905 and then went to
! my room, which ia on the second floor.
/ then partly undressed and opened the
window. My bed wgs close to the
window. The head OF the bed was
about two or three feet from the window.
/ could see that part OF Fourth street
which is intersected by Water street,
and could see acrosB to DineeD's corner.
I heard the shot fred that evening about
ten or fifteen minutes after I went to
bed. i was looking OUT pa the street.
] saw four persons out on the street.
There we're two persone close together.
They we're about the middle Of the street
on the crossing. They were four feet
apart. Isaw the man who fred the
shot. He was north and 8 little behind
z The .If65Tr, shh6ush ffuaT fast away. 1T Ihu
man who shot had on o light straw hat,
rubber coat and light pants. He turned
and ran across Fourth street and north
on Water street. ] didn't see him be-
yond the blacksmith shop. The man
who Was shot staggered and fell.
The witness was shown q remnant oil
an old straw bat, which William Deer
sam testified that Leavitt left in his
room on the night OF the murder, and
which had been introduced the day be-
fore.
Witness continued: The h8t I saw on
the man that fred the shot looked
brighter than that, with a broader band
/ know John Arenadorf we'll. The mar
who fred the shot was not John Arens
dorf. I'm positive as to that. / have seer
Leavitt. From LeaYitt's form, motion
etc. T should think he was the man wht
fred the shot. There was an electri,
light about half q block away, and it wa
shining brightly. There we're no build
ings Between ME and the light and tn,
two men were between me and the light
There waE o gas light right on the cor
NOR of the Columbia house. The two
men were about twenty-five feet from
the gas light at the time OF the shooting
| was not before the %coroner's jury.
Wal called by the state before the cor.
oner's Jury. In November / was sub
poeDaed by Marshal Shanley and taker
TO Justice Foicy's office. States Attor
ney Marsh was there. They wanted M
to make O statement, but / refused to d,
so. / Tas fined ten dollars and commit
ted to jail for contempt OF court. l:wa
brought to the Jail and kept till about
O'Clock, when / was taken to Murphy
Office. Foley was sent tor. Then / mad,
o statement which was taken down ii
writing. I only answered such ques
ODDS a6 were put to me. / was sworI
first TINT afternoon before / made an,
anawers. I signed that statement.
was not called before the grand jury
This statement was made, I think, Will
the grand Jury Was in session. ] don
know what became OF this statement.
The witness was shown o plat of th,
of the murder and OF the Columbia
house, and be marked with q pencil tn,
position OF the oom which he occupied
Observation-Disclosures by the state:
have boarded ct the Columbia hous
over . year. Before that, 1 boarded q
the Washington house. / am not
married man. Before coming to Siou,
City, ! lived at La Crosse. Wis. seyera
years. It was about 8 o'clock when
went out OF the Columbia house ans
went on Fourth street as far as Nebras
ka street. The room I had was next Il
the livery stable. There is one windoy
in the room. My bed stood parable
TO Water street. The window is abon
the center Of the room, facing Waite
street. The bed set close. up to th,
window. The head OF the bed stood a,
to the wall on the south side OF tn
house. The window was about th,
middle OF the bed. I had not been il
bed ct ell when the shot was fred.
WAS lying acroHs the he'd and was partl,
u~ndressed. 7 didn't see the buggy drive
by, bnt heard one. 1t was about fv,
minutes before the shot that l heard th.
buggy. I didn't hear q hack drive by
I didn't 60 to the body OF Mr.. Hadiook
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